The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-17
GENERAL NEWS.

LIGHT rhlnb.
Business dull.
CLKAR and hot.
RIVER falling slowly.
FIvR boats leaving today.
The Cumberland river Is rising.
WHITE and IT. Francis rivers are
falling.
The Ohio river is falling at all
points.
THE Arkansas river lie rising slowly
at Fort Smith.
The Alberta No. s leaves here this
evening for White river.
The I. b. SIMS was the fret boat TO
use the new leg at the elevator.
JOHN FULLER has resigned the p pei
ton AS clerk Of the L. b. SimS.
The snagboat II. G. Wright Is work.
ing between this port and Osiro.
DURING the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday the river here fell 2 inches,
Mn. T. Y. sKpGwIoK, q clerk Of the
Clncinu at and Memphis Packet line,
10 Ia the city.
The City OF Baton Rouge ID ar.
noupced to leave here at noon today
for New Orleans.
ARKANsAs river Is at such low
stage that The regular paeke; cannot
reach Pine Bluff.
TuH work of raising the B. f.
Weaver, sunk in Ha'chie river last
week, Is progressing slowly.
The James Lee, Capt. Olsggett,
leaves here at 5 o'clock this evening
for Helena aad Friars Point.
The Kate Adams will arrive tonight,
and che 10 the mail packet leaving
here tomorrow evening Tor Arksnsas
City.
THx City Of Vicksburg, from 81.
Louis, passed 10 Vicksburg yesterday
afternoon. She put of at the eleva.
tor 100 tons Of freight, and added 20
tons for way points.
HpsRY LrSEKR, q colored deckhand
on the steamer t. b, Sims, was shot
In three place., while the boat was ly.
ing at Cairo, over . quarrel with some
companions, and is probably fatally
injured.
The Ooahoma, Capt. John Higgins
is the Lee Line packet leaving here al
5 o'clock this evening for Gold Dnsi
Osceola and way points on the uppel
coast. VIM. Smiiher, Sid Wheeler
and Charley Dsitwich are her clerks.
The stesmer Nettie Morris sunk las
Friday night In the Arkansas river
opposite DArdanelle. The boat was In
litigation, and some six or eiRh
months ago was condemned by the
inspectors. An effort Is being mad'
10 raise her.
The Trout propeller Wheel" o
Buffalo, continues 10 score success
The one recently put In the sieau
yacht Skylark, Of Wauksushene, Ont
gained for that vessel four miles last 9
time on a voyage OF 1888 miles, tn
average being IL miles per hour.
The Kansas City railroad transfe
steamer, Merriam. which has been OF
the docks ut Psducab, returned her
late mOnuly ulRnt. Gus VIII fesum'
her trips today, relieving the Litil,
Rock transfer, General Person, which
has been doing her work. The Mer
riam received thorough overhaulinl
and she is now rs good as new.
Local INSPECTORS DARRAdH an,
Huls have returned from an inepect
} ing tour through Ark ,nsas. They IN
specied five boats, as folloEs: Tenn
pest and Kansas Miller, at For Smith
Y. d., Jr., ut Van Buren; Mathis, a
. Dardanelle, and Carrie NJ. Graft, a
, Little Rock. The Tempest and CARR
NJ. Graft were ordered on the dock
for repairs.
TnE r. l.. Cobb, Capt. L. d. Smith
will arrive this morning, and she
the regtlu packet leaving here thl
evening for Helena, Teuene and al
way points on the Arkantas riveI
! going mp that stream ~ fer rs ih
water will permit. Capt. James n
Thompson 10 chief clerk he Is assisie'
hy Ruins Foster.